Emotional Eater

[monalisa7]

I am new to this forum. I am looking for an out rather than food. I moved in with my boyfriend and his son and they eat horribly so I got in that pattern and gained 20lbs. I know how to eat and what to do but I find I cave whenever we got out to eat (which is alot) or just when I'm bored or upset i binge - not to mention I love beer. Ive gotten into some lazy and bad habits with food over the past year and am looking for a way out. I diet....lose 5-7 lbs then gain it all back again. I have now starting watching what I eat again, am going to see a friend who is a naturopathic Doctor and am taking supplements, accupuncture and joined a gym 2 days ago.

Hopefully this time around it will work, and hope this forum will help.

Monalisa

 

[Omega]

Welcome to the forum.

Losing weight when it hits the 20 pound mark is a whole lot wiser to waiting until you get a major problem to deal with.

Many of us have found that a lifestyle change approach works a lot better than the yoyo approach of losing weight and then regaining it all - even though it has not been a lot of weight each time round for you.

We tend to stay permanently on project after we get to goal - just acting in a modified manner to not continue losing weight indefinitely...

I am sure that you will find lots of great information on nutrition and exercise here. There are great sticky threads in all of the sections that are well worth reading.

Good luck with your project.